Explore
Gaia Soulmates
down  About This Group
GAIA BOOKLOVERS & LEARNERS

Everyone loves books.  Come and join this group.  A free gift to everyone who join that you can also pass on to your friends.
down  About This Room
Post all your haiku in just one thread.  The challenge is to write and post 1000 of your original haikus in just one thread.  Please no comments allowed on other people's posts so that we don't disturb the continuity of...(more)
down  Room Activity
Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health
Jen posted a reply to the conversation "Jen's Haiku3" ()
Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health
Jen posted a reply to the conversation "Jen's Haiku3" ()
Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health
Jen posted a reply to the conversation "Jen's Haiku3" ()
Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health
Jen posted a reply to the conversation "Jen's Haiku3" ()
Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health
Jen posted a reply to the conversation "Jen's Haiku3" ()
Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health
Jen posted a reply to the conversation "Jen's Haiku3" ()
More...
down  Group Grapevine
sea-sh-elle : one planet one karma
sea-sh-elle a nice hello to all readers (3 months ago)
Steve : I am what I am
Steve The journey of The McAllister Code begins July 1! Go to www.themcallistercode.com for more information. (7 months ago)
Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3
Samme Hello to all booklovers. This is the new Group Grapevine for the Booklovers Group. Welcome all. Post your thoughts here. This looks good. Kudos to the Gaia Team. (11 months ago)
More...
 Advertising keeps Gaia free! Interested in sponsoring us?
Resultset_previousprevious thread | next threadResultset_next
threaded | unthreaded | newest first


  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 23, 2:18 PM:
 

For the sake of speedy loading, I’m continuing my haiku in a new thread.

Rollover changes
Crumpled papers forming drifts
bins dumped in bins
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 24, 7:56 PM:
 

dark-haired girl
columns of math problems
pencil bobbing
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 26, 7:23 AM:
 

gold-lit dripping trees
sweet air and joyful birdsong
fearless glory reigns
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 26, 2:29 PM:
 

Press of my sweatshirt
against my belly. Wind whipped
by coasting down hill.
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 26, 2:32 PM:
 

dirt and metal
shovels and picks re-shape
mounds and holes
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 26, 2:33 PM:
 

wagging tail
running walking stopping
always wagging tail
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Feb 28, 8:31 AM:
 

squish of wet earth
new hole full of rainwater
hours later
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 1, 4:29 PM:
 

frosty squalls
blowing swirling sucking
hair caught in car door
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 3, 7:26 AM:
 

cold shins
space heaters going full blast
last blast of winter
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 5, 6:59 AM:
 

pounding pavement
heavy breathing, heart thumping
ALIVE!
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 5, 7:05 AM:
 

start with a jacket
shed jacket from sun’s heat
body heat sheds shirt
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 7, 10:58 AM:
 

soft breeze
woodpeckers dance round a limb
soft overcast sky
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 7, 11:02 AM:
 

breathless, sweating
passing peaceful houses
my own desk awaits
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 7, 11:05 AM:
 

spring sky and treetops
russet bud skins on twig tips
a flock of waxwings
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 8, 6:23 PM:
 

scent of a chest
four arms and four hands moving
warmth of lips
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 8, 6:29 PM:
 

hole in the ground grows
filled with a pond liner
waiting for spring rains
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 8, 6:31 PM:
 

Smoothing the edges
Allows him to see what’s next
a short wall forms
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 11, 6:32 AM:
 

snarls and huffings
leaps and rollings
wagging tails
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 11, 6:34 AM:
 

quiet evening
drumming of eight cat feet
streaks of fur vanish
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 11, 6:35 AM:
 

silent night
no dogs barking, no traffic
and a blacker black
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 13, 8:32 AM:
 

cloudy and cool
jogging into a sweat
and body sunshine
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 13, 8:41 AM:
 

break from the desk
outdoors watching the pond
fill with water
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 15, 7:49 AM:
 

a door opens
with the flip of a switch
plates and bowls blossom
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 15, 7:51 AM:
 

we browse
a man's colorful harvest
hand thrown pottery
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 16, 9:43 AM:
 

darkening evening
clouds obscure the sunset
children run and play
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 17, 3:08 PM:
 

huge snapping turtles
basking in the new spring sun
and mud
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 17, 3:33 PM:
 

a row of herons
all poised to strike in shallows
lacking new spring reeds
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 18, 6:24 PM:
 

ugly roots and black dirt
green shoots to grow and blossom
creating colors
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 20, 5:31 PM:
 

Ka-chunk Ka-chunk
racket through the screen of trees
neighbors spring roofing
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 20, 5:32 PM:
 

fat soft cat
pads across sharp gravel
glad to come in
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 22, 7:42 PM:
 

raking leaves
dusk turns everthing gray
rest for kisses
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 22, 7:46 PM:
 

I walk the yard
a garden takes shape
first, cleansing
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 24, 11:42 AM:
 

rush of words
email windows pop and flash
bring back slow business!
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 24, 11:44 AM:
 

lilies bushing out
jasmine sprawls over fenced
blooms here and waiting
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 25, 12:25 PM:
 

pat-a-pat of rain
dogs cozy on the carpet
cat on the deck rail
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 27, 10:03 AM:
 

warm evening beckons
two dogs along for the run
soft clouds glow rosy
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 27, 10:05 AM:
 

jogging is easy
there is no one on the road
breathe and relax
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 29, 4:19 PM:
 

gleaming asphalt
twigs lined with green tufts
red bird hops and flits
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 29, 4:22 PM:
 

pale gold sunset
brisk day with blooming pansies
good-bye winter
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 30, 3:31 PM:
 

allysum, jasmine
moss roses, clematis
oregano
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Mar 31, 4:16 PM:
 

wet brown earth
gleaming green shoots pierce mulch
dimpling pond water
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 1, 2:12 PM:
 

tape measure flipping
shoes squish across the yard
bright flags mark a wall
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 3, 9:17 AM:
 

gray skies
dogs weaving in the lead
warm breezes
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 3, 9:20 AM:
 

new leaves droop from twigs
wind grabs and tossles tree tops
mud beneath my shoes
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 3, 12:11 PM:
 

dogwood or cherry
crabapple or hawthorn
trees or groceries
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 7, 8:13 AM:
 

digging deep
bare compact swirling roots
free now in new dirt
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 7, 8:15 AM:
 

this way and that
dragging the potted tree
seeing the future
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 7, 8:16 AM:
 

tiny white flowers
sweet scent rising to the door
mud awaits tending
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 8, 2:55 PM:
 

hands blackened with soil
spots of color grace the earth
wind bustles new leaves
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 8, 2:56 PM:
 

no more space heaters
flies buzz through the house
open doors
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 9, 4:32 PM:
 

dense mounds of grass
butterflies tasting blossoms
hound loping through bliss
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 10, 3:54 PM:
 

rumbles
hail rattling and clanking
air silvered by rain
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 10, 3:57 PM:
 

warning sirens
wet sunshine-dazzled trees
hail and more sunshine
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 10, 4:00 PM:
 

open window
a mixed song of first peepers
man in my arms
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 12, 7:16 PM:
 

light rain
porch light glows
engine cuts off
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 12, 7:48 PM:
 

winding woodland path
subtle flowers bloom in shade
bright birds in branches
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 13, 2:52 PM:
 

warm moist air
the breeze shifts direction
dry air
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 14, 11:50 AM:
 

cardinals darting
sweat soaking my sweatshirt
chilling breeze
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 16, 8:57 AM:
 

clouds block the sun
water trickles down the trench
mud sticks to my shoes
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 16, 9:00 AM:
 

one lamp lit
animals curled and silent
my mind inventing
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 21, 3:13 PM:
 

a blast of east wind
the house creaks and shudders
peace settles again
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 21, 3:15 PM:
 

hiss of steam
dark cave of a sauna
chatter through the wall
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 21, 3:16 PM:
 

winging through water
ears dip into quiet
face lifts to the sky
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 21, 3:17 PM:
 

Bluster without
Silence within walls
sun-dapples dance
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 21, 3:20 PM:
 

pick-ax cuts a path
water moves along the trench
no pooling allowed
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 22, 2:22 PM:
 

squinting at bright sun
troweling black earth
pouring water
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 24, 3:19 PM:
 

ginger cookie skin
liver-spot speckled hands
pale slender feet
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 24, 3:23 PM:
 

tree leaves fully spread
crickets and peepers and birds
spiders in corners
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 28, 9:22 AM:
 

carefully clipped lawns
flawless line of pavement
not my neighborhood
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 28, 9:27 AM:
 

scent of sun on pine
a breeze twines through the shade
the scratching of rakes
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 28, 9:33 AM:
 

dusk falls
people go indoors
stars begin to shine
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 29, 7:50 PM:
 

stately trees
perfectly trimmed lawns
gleaming cars
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said Apr 30, 12:58 PM:
 

sweet fragrance
cascade of white within green
a rolling breeze
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said May 1, 4:17 PM:
 

dark wind
continuous rumble
a dog barks
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said May 1, 4:19 PM:
 

rain straight down
I watch at open windows
puddles form
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said May 2, 6:19 PM:
 

clouds both thick and thin
leaves and pavement wet and dark
no birds sing
  Jen : Pursuing a Wealth of Health

Re: Jen's Haiku2

Jen said May 3, 4:04 PM:
 

tappa tappa tap
ditches run with much
lawn becomes swamp